Not content with just his movie about the Detroit riots or that little-known sci-fi saga Star Wars, John Boyega is gearing up to jump in a Jaeger and battle Kaiju in Pacific Rim 2 (at one point was titled Pacific Rim: Maelstrom). Though it won’t go into production for a while yet, the actor took to […]
Parks and Recreation actor Jim O’Heir joins Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky
Actor Jim O’Heir took to social media on Sunday to announce that he will soon be shipping out to Atlanta, Georgia to work on Steven Soderbergh’s directorial return, Logan Lucky. While he didn’t offer up any clues as to who he’ll be playing in the 2017 heist film, he did mention that he’ll be needed “for a […]
DVD Review – Knight of Cups (2016)
Knight of Cups, 2016. Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Wes Bentley, Imogen Poots, Freida Pinto and Brian Dennehy. SYNOPSIS: Ray, a Hollywood screenwriter suffering from a metaphysical crisis in his existence, journeys through his life and considers the road he’s spent his life travelling on… Right at the outset […]
Charlie Hunnam and Lea Seydoux set for Drake Doremus’ next film
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Like Crazy and Equals director Drake Doremus has tapped Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) and Lea Seydoux (Spectre) to star in his next film. THR reports that the as-yet-untitled project is described as a “unique love story”, although its plot remains a closely guarded secret. It has been written by […]
Art or Artist: Roman Polanski, Nate Parker, Birth of a Nation, and the ugly reality of bad behavior
Anghus Houvouras on art or the artist… “It’s the art, not the artist” I remember hearing that phrase first used in defense of Roman Polanski, who is probably the most famous child rapist ever to receive an Oscar. Sorry… alleged child rapist. I haven’t watched a Polanski film since I first learned the heinous details […]
Suicide Squad tops domestic box office for third consecutive weekend
Suicide Squad has continued its impressive run at the North American box office, topping the chart for the third consecutive weekend – a feat that neither Man of Steel nor Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice managed to accomplish. Suicide Squad is expected to pull in around $20.7 million domestically over the Friday-Sunday period, having […]
Next two Avengers movies will mark an end and a new beginning for the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Fresh from Captain America: Civil War, directors Joe and Anthony Russo are presently hard at work developing Avengers: Infinity War and its now-untitled sequel, which will bring the curtain down on Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The two-part epic is set to serve as a culmination of everything we’ve been building towards from […]
Movie Review – Lights Out (2016)
Lights Out, 2016. Directed by David F. Sandberg. Starring Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Alicia Vela Bailey, and Maria Bello. SYNOPSIS: When her little brother, Martin, experiences the same events that once tested her sanity, Rebecca works to unlock the truth behind the terror, which brings her face to face with an […]
Michael Pena returning as Luis in Ant-Man and the Wasp
It looks like we can add another returning cast member for Ant-Man and the Wasp, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Michael Pena is set to reprise his role as Luis in the 2018 sequel. Paul Rudd (Scott Lang) and Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne) are set to return as the two title characters, will […]
Guardians of the Galaxy screenwriter and Gravity Falls creator to pen live-action Pokemon movie
Last month it was announced that Legendary Pictures had secured the big screen rights to Pokemon following a heated bidding war, announcing a live-action adaptation of the hit Japanese video game Detective Pikachu. Well, it looks like Legendary has now found its screenwriters, with Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) in […]